"Already registered with the Colombian government?"
[QUOTE=ColombiaLover;2486399]I checked-in at the FLL airport today. A few things to note:
1) You cannot check-in at the kiosk and drop your luggage. You have to go through the line so they can check your COVID test and ensure that you already registered with the Colombian government. Luckily the line was not long and no issues in the process.
2) Seems like most of those in the gate area for this flight are Colomabians. Not too many obvious mongers.
3) Spirit flight for tomorrow is sold out. Prices are high for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. More normal rates early next week.
Seeing my 18 year old high school girlfriend this afternoon and a new girl (from Tinder) tonight. Hoping for a good time.
I'm feeling a little odd about this trip. It's been 6 months and I'm not returning to the same Colombia that I left. Definitely will be much more cautious. Not going out much, staying near the apartment, focusing on a small group of girls I know. It's going to be strange when I arrive, but hopefully I will settle in.[/QUOTE]"Already registered with the Colombian government?" What is he / are you talking about??
You are partially correct about reinfection but you are missing the main point
[QUOTE=BlackPage;2486651]There are a number of cases reported in literature where someone took it twice.
However, what is totally unknown is how easily such a case happens. It may be very unlikely, but nobody knows yet. Also, nobody knows (yet) if the level of protection decays slowly or quickly.
To be clear: passing a pathogen agent and getting infected is a random phaenomenon, for any contagious disease. A number of factors do impact the probability to get infected, including the number of viruses getting into the body and the level of self-defense (anti-bodies, etc.). We do not get herpes necessarily if we put our dick into a pussy with open sores, but given its level of infectiousness it is very likely, yet not sure.
Therefore, while it is clear that someone who had some disease has also antibodies, the level of immunity and how long it lasts depend on the specific disease. For known diseases, this information is well known. For example, if one has got measles, it is nearly impossible (extremely unlikely) to get it again during the whole life. However, it is not impossible..[/QUOTE]Please note I originally wrote "so far" there is no epidemiological evidence of reinfection. Rare, extremely rare, case studies reported in the literature is not proof, and in fact supports the immunity model. Even if there are 10 or 100 or 1000 cases of reinfection reported, that supports the immunity model. BTW, most of these reports are hearsay but that is a moot point. I will explain it the best I can.
You are in good company as many of the so called experts do not understand the epidemiology either, but the concept is not difficult. If immunity was not conferred by previous infection, then based on the known "attack" rate of the virus there would be tens of thousands of repeat cases in the United States alone, and hundreds of thousands of repeat cases if not millions, worldwide. This is simply not happening. Furthermore, alarms and headlines would be going off everywhere about it. Instead, there are rare "one-off" reports which if they weren't so rare to begin with would not even be publishable (you are supposed to say touche' at this point). These case reports support the immunity model because they are so very rare. There are a multitude of reasons why rare reinfections would be possible with the most likely cause being reporting error or the person had an underlying condition that prevented mounting a proper immune response to the primary infection. Perhaps it is prudent to say, "no one knows" about reinfection, and I would agree with that for the long term, but that is a non-thinking response for the current state. For now I am immune to the current strain, and basic statistics from the epidemiology proves it. Not lab tests, not opinions from infectious disease specialists, not agency heads, not theory, not blogs, but fact. The main reason antibody tests are not accepted as proof is because the test is not FDA approved.
Laughed so hard coffee came out my nose!
[QUOTE=Surfer500;2486540]Maybe one of two possibilities.
1. Slapshot was an illusion, a figment of our imagination and a frustrated fiction writer in his late forties living in his parent's basement living in Chicago spinning tales about his exploits in Colombia and how he would return including saying that he bought dozens of tickets for flights, was consulting with attorneys, and boasting about his brain power and his physical stamina and abruptly got kicked to the curb a few day's ago by his folks for being such a loser. OR.
2. Upon arrival in Medellin, and I wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall witnessing all this, but he booked a dozen of his 18 year old cheerleaders and it has been overwhelming for him between the cheerleaders sitting on his face all time, while cheering him on too blow loads in the squad every few hours while under the influence of Tussi, Pot, Cocaine, and booze. He most probably has road rash on his Johnson and is in a "fucking daze" and a trance, kind of like one of the Sacalero Zombies in El Centro yet in a Penthouse in Poblado.[/QUOTE]Thanks for this, best laugh I have had in awhile!
Respectfully disagree. "Impotent" was an interesting choice for the word you used.
[QUOTE=SpiderRider;2486546]This is CRITICAL to understand. Present yourself as nearly as financially impotent as they are. Negotiate and low-ball everything. Say "no" even when you could easily say yes. Hint around at freebees, or just hanging out, even though you're unlikely to get one. Its managing expectations. Tell them outright "ya no tango dinero". They "get it", everyone they know is broke, flat broke.
They come back expecting and accepting less. Demand and be clear about what you want. 12 minutes mechanical penetration with a condom is not good enough. (unless its a rare, irresistible trophy hottie in a sala or club. And prepare to be disappointed) Almost no one is irresistible anymore. Satisfaction trumps fantasy..[/QUOTE]Whatever works for you. But I can't sit on my hands when you present your strategy as "critical" to others who may just be starting out in Colombia. Yours is one approach, and in fact complements my very different approach perfectly. I don't mind and in fact enjoy paying a premium for having the best girls beat a path to my door and 90% of the time looking for an encore performance. I am not talking about paying double, or prices the average Gringo could not afford. But I don't mind paying 50 mil above what they are asking, plus a tip, and I pay taxi fare. The best performing girl is a happy girl and nothing makes these girls happier than money. When they feel as though they are being cut as low as possible, it will be reflected in their performance and attitude. Making yourself susceptible to papaya or crime is a different subject and common sense prevails there. Oh, and I almost always have little bedside gifts, usually nothing more than chocolate and some "jugo" which Colombians seem to be obsessed with waiting for them, and the return on that is more than worth it.
Mind you, I have mongored the lowest of the low crackhead girls at 4AM from Boterro park for 20 mil for whatever reason. BUT my ideal girl is not found in a brothel, agency, on-line, etc. The best girl for me is a "regular" girl, not a sex worker, but a young single working mom with a young kid and often a mom at home. I meet them by walking up to them and talking to them shocker! By sleeping with me as "her usual" once a week, that doubles her income and is the difference between squeaking by and a decent quality of life for herself and her child. That is called motivation. Save your breath telling me that these girls sleep around, blah blah blah and that I am ruining the "price structure" for other Gringos. Hardly. I don't have that kind of economic power and frankly even if I did I wouldn't care what it did to the macroeconomic scene of mongering. One of the most pathetic things I see is when Gringos try to negotiate these girls down 10-20 mil lower, to what purpose? To make sure you got a "good deal?" Jajajaja. How quickly mongorers lose perspective from the States and how much better off they are by instantly setting foot on Colombian soil. If you really are on that tight of a shoestring budget then save your pesos and do it right with one girl instead of splitting it between two, and I predict you will be happier. I take that back. Please carry on as always. If I told you the full details of how I "manage" my girls, you would never believe me. My current entourage is just under 20 girls ages 18-26. Let's just say they appreciate me and they show it. The approach works the same whether it is one girl or twenty.